Gerald D'Cunha

“Thinking outside of the box keeps you from suffocating inside of one.” ―  Matshona Dhliwayo A certain problem was weighing me down for some time. I used to think a lot about it trying to find a solution. But, the more I spent time on it alone, I found myself only getting more  and more anxious... It had begun to overwhelm me so much that my mind had stopped thinking creatively… body had become tense. I knew, that to find a solution to this problem, I needed to stop thinking alone about it… In the sense, I needed to talk about it with someone who I trusted. I did that, today. I called one of my dear friends to help me figure out a solution. This friend was my student some twenty-eight years ago. Now, he is a successful entrepreneur. We spent over an hour, this afternoon, talking about my problem… and, I was pleasantly surprised when my friend helped me unearth at least five different alternatives to fix my problem. Finally, when we were about ...

Pic.: Sheela Krishnamony “T he world needs more number of peace-makers,” I was telling the young-students during the PD session, this morning, “We need more men and women who can resolve conflicts, reduce tension and help reconcile and  solve problems.” In fact, that has been one of my personal desires all along the years. As I kept helping and empowering the young-ones, along with so many of my associates in THE DAWN CLUB, I have, always,  tried  to ignite in the young-minds the desire to be peace-makers and problem-solvers of the world around them. “There are too many people out there  adding to the problems of our world; we just need more people to help resolve the problems,” I keep reminding them, “We need more people to be the part of the solution rather than the part of the problem.” One of my dear-old students, Amit, had shared a beautiful story, last night. I had read this story first when our former President, Abdul Kalamji, ...